Sham marriages: How a tip off about a ‘dodgy’ wedding led to gang being busted

Almost three years to the day later the Home Office probe has ended with 11 people facing prison and deportation.
Church pastor Donald Nwachuckwu and a 33-year-old man from Bilston who cannot be named for legal reasons, joined forces with law student Olatunji George to cash in on a valuable asset – a person’s right to stay in the UK and claim benefits.
The 41-year-old pastor found West Africans prepared to pay up to £6,500 for the services laid on by the three.
He also recruited Eastern Europeans to act as bogus brides, grooms or long term partners.
The man from Bilston forged utility... read more

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